The Whitecaps announced the signing of 25-year-old Egyptian Aly Ghazal last Thursday, making Vancouver his third stop since January after transferring from C.D. Nacional in Portugal to China's Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC.

Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov says he's more confident than ever heading into U.S. Open qualifying, but Shapovalov also says he may still be a few years away from playing consistently at the top level.

Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that lifted the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Wednesday night.